Jedes dieser Tools verdient seinen Platz für einen bestimmten Nutzertyp. Die Daten stammen von der öffentlichen Preisseite des jeweiligen Anbieters — Stand: June 2026.
2. Later
Instagram-first visual planning and influencer campaignsLater is the most direct upgrade path for grid-first creators: its drag-and-drop Instagram grid preview is the feature it built its name on, and it adds Snapchat plus an influencer-marketing platform Planoly does not have. Starter lists at $25/month ($18.75/month billed annually, as of June 2026) for one social set of up to 8 profiles, with a 14-day trial. The trade-offs are real: Starter caps publishing at 30 posts per profile per month with just 5 AI credits, there is no free plan, and Later ended X support in August 2025 — Bluesky, Mastodon, and Google Business are missing here too.
- Einstiegspreis
- 25 $/Monat (Starter, 1 Social Set)
- Plattformen (von unseren 11)
- 7 von 11
- Kostenlose Testphase
- 14 days (no free plan)
3. Pallyy
Instagram-first brands and small agencies wanting a cheap visual plannerPallyy is the budget visual planner: an Instagram grid preview, per-client “social sets”, a social inbox, and a link-in-bio tool, with nine networks covered — including Google Business, which Planoly lacks. Its pricing page lists Starter at $15/month with a 14-day trial (as of June 2026 — its help center shows a newer pay-as-you-go model at $25/month per set, so verify before buying). Like Planoly, the cheap tier is metered: Starter allows 20 posts per month, and Bluesky and Mastodon are not supported.
- Einstiegspreis
- $15/month (Starter, 20-post cap)
- Plattformen (von unseren 11)
- 9 von 11
- Kostenlose Testphase
- 14 days
4. Tailwind
Pinterest-first bloggers and e-commerce sellersTailwind is the pick if Pinterest is your real growth engine. A Pinterest developer partner since 2012, it ships specialist tools — SmartSchedule, Communities, Pinterest SEO and keyword research, Pin design — that neither Planoly nor any general scheduler replicates, and it has a Free Forever plan (1 account, 5 posts/month). The constraint is coverage: Tailwind publishes only to Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook, and its plans are metered by monthly post quotas and AI credits that pause once exhausted, per its own pricing FAQ — Pro lists at $29.99/month ($17.99 billed annually), as of June 2026.
- Einstiegspreis
- Free plan · Pro lists at $29.99/month ($17.99 annual)
- Plattformen (von unseren 11)
- 3 von 11
- Kostenlose Testphase
- Free Forever plan (1 account, 5 posts/mo)
5. Sked Social
Agencies and multi-location brands on annual budgetsSked Social is the agency-grade option with Instagram heritage — it launched in 2014 as Schedugram, an Instagram-only tool, and now auto-publishes to 8 major networks including Google Business, with “no post limits” advertised and SOC 2 Type II certification. Its trial terms are genuinely customer-friendly: 14 days, no card, auto-renewal off by default. The costs are agency-sized, though: Basic lists at $290/year for 1 user and 1 profile, and on the mid Grow tier ($690/year) approval workflows are paid add-ons at +$500–$1,000/year (as of June 2026). No Bluesky or Mastodon, and Threads is listed as notification-based.
- Einstiegspreis
- $290/year for 1 user, 1 profile (Basic)
- Plattformen (von unseren 11)
- 9 von 11
- Kostenlose Testphase
- 14 days — no card required
6. Buffer
Solo users with 1–3 channels who want a free planBuffer is the pick for platform breadth on a budget. It covers all 11 major networks — including the Bluesky, Mastodon, and Google Business trio Planoly misses — and its free-forever plan handles 3 channels with no card required. Paid plans bill per channel at $5/month each on Essentials (as of June 2026), so one or two networks stay cheap while all 11 list at roughly $55/month. It is a queue-and-calendar tool rather than a visual grid planner, approvals require the $10/channel Team rate, and no money-back guarantee is listed.
- Einstiegspreis
- 5 $/Monat pro Kanal (Essentials)
- Plattformen (von unseren 11)
- All 11
- Kostenlose Testphase
- 14 days (paid plans) + free plan